The BCB has called off both Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches scheduled for Tuesday, December 30, after Khaleda Zia, the country's former prime minister, died in the morning. The announcement came not long after the news of Zia's death and just a couple of hours before the toss at the first match of the day,

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with Sheikh Hasina defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her political party said in a statement Tuesday.

Asif Nazrul, who holds the law portfolio in the interim government, said the funeral prayers would be held in front of parliament after midday prayers, and that Zia would then be buried alongside her ...